Sad news today for the freight and transport industry, Edward Stobart, known to many as Eddie Stobart’s face before selling the family business over to his brother. A spokesman for Stobart Group said: “Edward built Eddie Stobart Ltd into the iconic brand and business we know today before selling the company to brother William and […]
Category: Courier Business
Same day courier via QR code
Ever since Sarah was asked to write a guest post about these back in January, she has been fascinated by the concept. Your data is held in a bar code like image. Here’s ours: It says what we do and has our phone number next to it. Now to start […]
Fuel stabilisers and fuel costs.
Good news for us motorists, or so it would seem. On the other hand some news reports are suggesting that unless motorists pay for all the potholes to be filled in, the roads will be virtually undriveable anyway. The Government is hinting strongly that it won’t be adding the 1p per litre fuel tax at […]
Are you drugged driving?
Should you get behind the wheel and drive if you have taken prescription drugs? Or over the counter drugs. Can cold and flu remedies affect the way you drive? Probably according to a recent survey by Autoglass. The survey showed that 8/10 drivers drive under the influence of drugs, with as much as 50% of them not […]
The postal strike – how to use your courier
With the Royal Mail set to strike, small businesses across the country will be affected. Here at Arrow Light Haulage we have been thinking up some solutions as to how to continue business as best as possible and where a courier is essential. Firstly and perhaps most importantly, Parcel Force is not going to strike. That means […]
Subcontractors
There are two ways you can work for Arrow Light Haulage, as an employee or as a subcontractor. A sub contractor is a person who works as a self employed owner driver and on occasions completes work for us. They are responsible for their own tax, national insurance and where applicable, VAT We are an […]
When it all goes wrong – we still deliver
Wednesday was a difficult day for our same day courier and delivery business. It started off very well, two contracts were due to start and we were prepping our drivers with the new requirements. Two of our biggest ad hoc / express delivery customers were booking in jobs and we had all four of the […]
Essex Couriers featured in Courier Direct Magazine!
This month Arrow Light Haulage, the Essex courier company has been featured in another trade press magazine, this time Courier Direct. We’re thrilled to have recognition from our peers. But it wasn’t as easy as we thought…. Writing the responses to the interview questions was left, as we were unusually busy for the time of […]
10,000 hours and you STILL want someone else to deliver?
Or Expert and Sheer Genius Deliveries This week I have been reading articles about someone called Malcolm Gladwell and the Outliers, and in these articles research by a chap called K Anders Ericsson is quoted. In the early 90s, the psychologist K Anders Ericsson and two colleagues set up shop at Berlin’s elite Academy of […]
Beware of Rogue Couriers – Antiques Trade press
Some great advice featured in the trade press for antique dealers. Another reason to do your research when choosing a courier. ANTIQUES dealers are being warned against using unfamiliar courier companies that they find through web directories. ATG have learned of the problems encountered when dealers send items overseas through companies who use the addresses of […]